Tips & Toes Nails Spa

Nice staff who do a consistently good job. Prices are great and there are often specials. Generally able to walk right in, or a very short wait during busy times. My favorite downtown Chicago nail salon.

I’ve been coming here religiously every 2 weeks for the past 5 years. The first time I came I mentioned how my previous salon was cheaper for pedicures and they price matched without me even asking (I was just making conversation, I had no intention of asking for a price match but they did anyway which was nice. (Almost) everyone here is great and super sweet. They ask how you are, joke around and just have a nice atmosphere. Yes sometimes they are extremely busy (with walk ins during the summer time) and you may have to wait a bit, but it’s expected.
They have the BEST massage chairs, use hot stones with their pedicure and their foot massages last at least 10 minutes. They are even BYOB so if I’m having a girls day, I grab a bottle of wine and bring it with friends.
It’s my little piece of heaven that I can come to rely on every 2 weeks. I would highly recommend this place.
They also have a punch card so you get a free Mani every 10^th visit. As someone who frequents so often, it’s another nice little perk.

Getting 1 start because you can’t give 0. A friend and I came here a few weeks ago because they were still able to take us before they closed. As I’m in the middle of my manicure, a girl walked in and wanted a mani/​pedi, so the woman doing my manicure completely started to rush me. She cut my nails so short that she had to trim my skin underneath my nails because it was longer, and the paint job she did was horrendous. You could still see about 50% of my nail because she didn’t paint it. I have never in my life had a worse manicure. Nails chipped and bubbled that same night. My friend got a no chip from them, and they had her sit with her nails in a bowl of acetone to soak it off. then she had to let it cure for 10 mins under the light when she finished? Never heard of that. but it took 45 minutes to get off at the usual place we go. I would highly recommend that no one go here.

T n T as we call it has really stepped up their game. I have been a regular here for years now and each time they do a great time after some initial hiccups!!! They help me pick out some colors each time. They know to do TWO top coats on both my hands and feet. If there is an issue they always make it right! They also give me over a 10 minute foot massage since they know that is my favorite part! Thanks tips and toes!!! =)

I’m a huge fan of good value and like my nail salons no-​frills, so I really wanted to like this place and its $ 30 no-​chip manis. Sadly, I can’t give it more than 3 stars (and this is me being generous) because the «manicure» I got here really can’t be described as a manicure at all. My main issue is that they completely over-​trimmed my cuticles – like just removed them completely. It’s been over a week since my manicure and the base of my nails are still painfully exposed! They did such a sloppy job that the skin between my nails and my knuckles started peeling off each of my fingers after about 3 days (because there was nothing holding it in place anymore!) They also nicked one of my fingers while trimming the sides, which stung every time they wiped down the edge of that nail (they did this several times while applying polish, seemingly unaware of the fact that there was a red, bloody cut there). The polish itself was fine, but the colour on one of my nails started chipping after about a week (it started chipping from the cuticle end, most likely because what little was left of my cuticle peeled off). Other than that, the rest of the colour stayed intact for over a week. Too bad it just looks like crap alongside the bloody, scabby mess that my cuticles have become.
On an unrelated note, I’m also very suspicious of the significant number of 5-​star reviews here left by people who have no other reviews.

Dirty salon with constant odor of food they are eating in back. Suspicious of how sterilized nail instruments are. Continually speaking in their language in front of clients. Believe me price isn’t everything. Be ware!

I strongly recommend this nail shop for the girls who likes a sharp and clean mani & pedicure. IG @mskendralove

Tried this spot near my office for the first time, won’t be back. Two strikes: the woman doing my pedicure spent more time looking around the room than at my feet, and hardly did a thing to them; and the no-​chip manicure chipped exactly a week later.
And I’ll tell you exactly why. I chose an OPI gel color. She used Gellish base coat and top coat, and some generic UV bulb with no timer that was installed in the manicure desk. That’s a HUGE no-​no, as each no-​chip system (CND Shellac, OPI, Gellish, etc) comes with its own base and top coat SPECIALLY FORMULATED to use as a system. And, each one has very specific — and all different — cure times under a proper UV lamp. Mix everything all up, and you don’t get a proper no-​chip gel manicure.
Will not return.

So I am a VERY particular person when it comes to my nails and rarely EVER let another person touch them.
Buut I was down the street and decided to try it because of the $ 50 special for a no-​chip manicure & reg pedicure.
LOVED IT! — as of today I’ve been to this nail salon four times and each time I leave happy with my nails. I usually go on Sundays, and the ladies already know me. They do a great job and are always willing to hear you out if you have any complaints!

I’m very disappointed it got a pedicure from a man which was nice then he started my fill in but stopped to work on someone else and had two ladies come to work on me my instruction was simple I want my nails cut a lil and I want the same shape I have now. Well they butchered my nails. They are uneven some even leaning. I complained they look horrible. They told me to comeback tomorrow to fix them. UMMMMMMM! How about a strong no how can you fix the nails when they’ve already been filed pass my nail bed in certain sections. «Certain sections»!! NEVER AGAIN… You hear me NEVER AGAIN!!!

Love these ladies!
I teach down the street at Flywheel so I am always walking in for a no chip mani around 3pm (probably not a busy time). I have never made a reservation so I cannot comment on appointments or reservations.
The special right now on no chips is $ 30!!! You can’t really beat it and they do a wonderful job. I get mine done every two weeks and get a $ 15 no chip after every 10 appointments because I have one of those punch cards :)
They know exactly how I like my nails done: short and square, dark colors and they know not to cut my cuticles. I don’t even have to tell them!
It’s a nice relaxing place for me to go to not think about work or errands. I’m usually listening to my music or just zoning out watching TV so I don’t care that we’re not chatting about life the whole time. If you’re a chatter maybe this would make you uneasy. However, I’m always tired and not really in the mood.
If you live/​work in river north this is a great and easy place to get your nails ‘did, people! Oh and it’s BYOB but I’ve never taken advantage

SO gross! The woman literally cut every finger of mine and before I realized was massaging my hands with open cuts in her hands which had their own scabs. She dropped the nail clippers before my manicure and didnt clean them and then dropped the brush she was using with nail polish remover on the ground and proceeded to pick it up under the table with her bare feet. Luckily my manicure was done by this point otherwise I would have lost it. As I was drying the staff decided to watch a movie on the computer, which was blasting while they ignored everyone.
Go elsewhere!!!

Terrible experience. Let me start by saying I used to frequent here a couple years ago and stopped going, I forgot why but last night reminded me.
For starters they never honor your reservation time, they will just tell you to sit in the chair and put your feet in the water but they will make you wait 20 minutes in the tub and will just keep repeating «5 minutes» when you ask how much longer. I had 4 different people working on my pedi, for over an hour. They were so rough while they were working on me I thought for sure I was going to get a cut, not how I should feel while getting a pedi.
I was supposed to get a mani as well but I could not deal with them any longer. The girls getting mani’s while I was there were also being shuffled between different people.
NEVER going back, 3 yrs in the neighborhood and the the hunt still continues for a good nail salon.